as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one
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Verb
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The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
23 June 2026 -
He was eventually brought by an airport assistant to the gate for the flight to Sarasota, but that service was delayed and eventually canceled due to weather.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Vazquez abandoned her black bike on the corner next to Pinch Kitchen + Bar.—
Kairi Lowery,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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The 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump scrapped during his first term, took more than 18 months to negotiate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Michael Loria and Joey Garrison Vice President JD Vance scrapped plans to travel to Switzerland for negotiations on Friday aimed at a final deal to end the war in Iran, a White House official confirmed late Thursday evening.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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That order was revoked the following year by former President Joe Biden.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The Illinois Department of Public Health has revoked the license of Albany Care psychiatric facility in Evanston, home to about 170 people with mental health and substance abuse issues.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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There were four takes of the first song, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, with two being aborted because of technical errors.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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In the 1990s, Long Beach danced with Disney over plans — eventually aborted — to build a $2 billion theme park on the site of the Queen Mary.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Within the hour, all firefighters were called off the roof and out of the building because of the danger posed by the intense flames and the ammonia leak.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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The two sides had previously agreed to play a home-and-home in 2027 and 2028, but that was called off in May.—
Connor Riley,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Carrera can now only afford to take only one or two classes a semester after his in-state tuition was repealed.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
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The extension is expected to generate approximately $925,000 annually and will continue unless repealed by voters.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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“Cried off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cried%20off. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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